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Sixty-four is:

In some computer programming languages, the size in bits of certain data types

In chess or draughts, the total number of black (dark) and white (light) squares on the game board

64 is the name of the premier Russian chess magazine

The code for international direct dial calls to New Zealand

The designation of US Interstate 64, a freeway from Missouri to Virginia

The designation of U.S. Route 64, a highway from Arizona to North Carolina

The subject of the Beatles song "When I'm Sixty-Four"

The registry of the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV-64)

 

The number of Braille characters in the old 6-dot system

 

In 8-bit home computers, a common shorthand for the Commodore 64

 

In video games, the Nintendo 64 video game console and (historically) the Commodore 64. Since 1996, the number 64 has been an abbreviation or slang for Nintendo 64 (though N64 is more common)

 

The maximum number of strokes in any Chinese character

 

Number of hexagrams in the I Ching

 

Number of sexual positions in the Kama Sutra(oooh err missus)

 

Number of demons in the Dictionnaire Infernal

 

Slang term referring to a 1964 Chevrolet Impala, often configured as a lowrider, a popular subject among early-90's gangsta rap and today very popular in Dirty South H-Town rap, eg. by rappers such as Paul Wall, Mike Jones, etc.

 

The number of classical arts listed in many Indian scriptures. They include: singing, dancing, painting, poetry, playing cards, making arguments, making flower garlands, etc.

 

The French department ("province") of Pyrénées-Atlantiques is labeled 64, the Basque region of France. Some cities in the 64 are Biarritz, Bayonne, St. Jean de Luz, Dax, Anglet, and Pau. 64 is also the name of a french clothing and accessories manufacturer from the "soixante-quatre", with their logo bearing the number 64 in red surrounded by a red circle, often on a white background. The colors are taken from the primary basque colors white and red, though the basque flag contains a light green as well.

 

The amount of crayons in the popular Crayola 64 pack

 

 

so now you know

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